Assessment Methods

How to access an individual needs and preferences Every individual in society has differing values and individuals in care are no different in this. Health and social care values may differ from the values of an individual in the residential care setting for example: the resident might want staff at …

The purpose of risk  Assessment and management in Healthcare The purpose of risk management strategies is to ensure that informed plans of intervention are in place for the individual. Risks can be both of a negative and positive nature, though the risks a person my pose to others is usually …

Multi-disciplinary and multi agency working. Collaborative care has been at the top of the care agenda for a number of years and involves bringing a whole group of agencies together to care for and support one individual service user. An individual service user in a care home setting will not …

Establish with the individual a partnership approach to the assessment process If I were to be working with an elderly gentleman who is frail, has mental issues and has been referred to our service, I would reassure him that this assessment is as much about him and his needs. The …

  Describe your roles, responsibilities and relationships in the lifelong learning sector According to Gravells, (2012:18) , the primary role of an assessor is to help learners achieve their chosen programme . She went further to explain that this can be achieved by using various teaching and learning methods whilst …

Why is Reflective Practice and CPD  Valuable According to (Gravells, 2012) self-evaluation is a good way of reflecting upon one’s practice to ensure one is carrying out a role very well. She went further to state that when evaluating ones role, it is vital to consider how one’s actions have …

How to Judge evidence and make Assessment Decisions After gathering the evidence from the learner, before making judgement, I will check if the evidence submitted meet the following requirements: –Currency –I will check if the evidence submitted reflect the current legislation, policies, and procedures and if anything has changed since …

What is holistic Assessments? How would you plan a holistic assessment and what are their benefits. Holistic assessments are assessments that make best use of the available time and covers a number of units simultaneously.   How would you plan a holistic assessment? Holistic assessment can start with the normal task …

The Strength and Limitations of 4 different Assessment Methods 1—Observation- By watching the learner perform the necessary skills  Strength –It enables skills to be seen live –To enables mistakes to be easily spotted when made so learners can learn more –The method of assessment is reliable since evidence has been …